Arctic Sea ice reaches 2026 annual minimum extent

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:20:14 UTCUpdated Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:20:14 UTCOriginal reporting: Phys.org

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Arctic sea ice reached its annual minimum extent on Sept.

12, according to NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder.

The ice covered an estimated 1.78 million square miles (4.

12, according to NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder.
The ice covered an estimated 1.78 million square miles (4.
Reported by Phys.org and published Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:20:14 UTC.

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